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The Groundbreaking Career of R&H

A Timeless Repertoire

Fun Fact! Oklahoma had the longest run of any Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, with 2,212 performances.

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  • Writer: R&H Fan Gurl
    R&H Fan Gurl
  • May 26, 2018
  • 1 min read

Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote 12 shows over the course of two decades that ushered in the new golden age of musical theater.

Rodgers & Hammerstein produced nearly two decades of Broadway hits. img c/o Amazon.com

MUSICALS

Oklahoma (1943)

Carousel (1945)

State Fair (1945)

Allegro (1947)

South Pacific (1949)

The King and I (1951)

Me and Juliet (1953)

Pipe Dream (1955)

Cinderella (1957)

Flower Drum Song (1958)

The Sound of Music (1959)


PRODUCTIONS:

The works of Rodgers and Hammerstein have graced the Broadway stage time and time again. Their legacy, though, lives on beyond live entertainment. Several of their musicals have been turned into TV specials and full-feature films. Generations of theater lovers have learned to love Rodgers and Hammerstein, either during the original productions, through remounts and revivals, or through the digitized versions of R&H's greatest hits.


ACCOLADES

42 Tony Awards

15 Academy Awards

2 Pulitzer Prizes

2 Grammy Awards

2 Emmy Awards

One of Time magazine and CBS's 20 Most Influential Artists of the 20th Century

 
 
 

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